FOX News Channel Names Melissa Francis Co-Host
of Outnumbered

Francis Will Also Continue Role as Co-Host of FOX Business Network’s
After the Bell

July 02, 2018 05:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Channel (FNC) has named FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Melissa
Francis as a co-host of the top-rated ensemble show Outnumbered (weekdays
12-1PM/ET), announced Jay Soroko, executive producer of the program. In
this role, Francis will join co-anchor Harris Faulkner to discuss the
day’s top headlines with rotating panelists, including the signature
“One Lucky Guy.” Additionally, Francis will continue co-hosting FBN’s
post-market program After the Bell (4PM/ET).

In making the announcement, Soroko said, “Melissa has served as a
frequent panelist throughout the years and our audience has come to
value her smart commentary and expert analysis. We are thrilled she’s
joining Outnumbered as she will undoubtedly contribute to the
program’s continued success.”

Francis added, “I am proud to have the opportunity to work alongside the
brilliant women on Outnumbered, and look forward to sharing my
perspective with viewers across both FOX News Channel and FOX Business
Network on a daily basis.”

According to Nielsen Media Research, Outnumbered has been the
number one cable news program in its timeslot with total viewers and has
also posted high double-digit increases in both total viewers and the
25-54 demographic since launch. For the first quarter of 2018,the
FNC program swept its 12PM/ET cable news competition, delivering 1.6
million total viewers and 305,000 in the 25-54 demographic.

Francis joined FBN in 2012 and currently serves alongside David Asman as
co-host on FBN’s After the Bell (4PM/ET), which has outperformed
CNBC for 2017 to date in total viewers. Throughout her tenure at FBN,
she has interviewed some of the financial industry’s biggest names,
including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Icahn Enterprises Chairman
& Founder Carl Icahn.

Prior to joining the network, Francis was a co-anchor on CNBC’s midday
programs Power Lunch and The Call. In 2003, she
established herself as one of the foremost experts on energy and
commodities, as well as made television history as the first reporter to
broadcast live from the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Before joining CNBC, Francis was a correspondent for CNET's broadcast
unit, where she covered finance, technology and consumer products.
Previously, she served as a reporter for News 12 New Jersey, and
anchored news programs throughout various New England television
markets, including Hartford, CT, Manchester, VT, and Providence, RI. She
got her start in the industry as a producer for WCSH-TV (NBC) in
Portland, Maine and also served as a researcher for the MacNeil/Lehrer
NewsHour.

Francis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard
University, and is the author of “Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter”
and “Lessons from the Prairie: The Surprising Secrets to Happiness,
Success, and (Sometimes Just) Survival I Learned on America’s Favorite
Show.”

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service
delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The
number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television
news channel for more than 16 years. According to a Suffolk
University/USA Today survey, Fox News is the most trusted source for
television news or commentary in the country and a 2017 Gallup/Knight
Foundation survey found that among Americans who could name an objective
news source, Fox News is the top-cited outlet. Owned by 21st Century
Fox, FNC is available in 90 million homes and dominates the cable news
landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.